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China Calls for Mass Boycott of Japan’s APA Hotel Over ‘Nanjing Massacre’

Jan 26, 2017 03:10 AM EST

China has ordered all its tour agencies as well as tourists to boycott a prominent Japanese hotel, after it refused to remove a controversial book from its guest room that claims 'Nanjing Massacre' was a complete fabrication.

The book was apparently written by APA Hotel Group's Chief Executive Officer Toshio Motoya under his pen name Seiji Fuji.

Outcry in China Over Japanese Hotel Book Denial of Nanjing Massacre

Girish Shetti |

Jan 20, 2017 07:58 AM EST

One of Japan's biggest hotel chains APA Hotel Group has sparked a controversy in China following a report that one of its local hotels is storing a book that claims the 1937 Nanjing massacre was a complete "fabrication."

Thousands Pay Tribute As China Remembers Nanjing Massacre Victims

Girish Shetti |

Dec 13, 2016 10:20 PM EST

Nearly 8,000 people turned up at Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall on early Tuesday morning to observe the third official national remembrance day of the Nanjing Massacre.

China Crticizes Japan on Nanjing Massacre.

China Slams Japan for Withholding Funds to UNESCO Over Nanjing Massacre Documents

Girish Shetti |

Oct 20, 2016 10:22 AM EDT

China on Wednesday criticized Japan's decision to withhold its funding to a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Program for apparently including documents on the infamous 1937 Nanjing Massacre. Beijing has described the decision as an 'irresponsible act.' "What Japan has said and done once again lays bare their wrong attitude of not acknowledging history," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a news briefing. "Not paying fees to UNESCO to exert pressure is irresponsible. They will not achieve their aims." Hua added that the Nanjing Massacre was a serious war crime and historical reality acknowledged by many international community. UNESCO established the "Memory of the World" program in 1992 to safeguard the important historical documents and materials. It announced to include documents about the Nanjing massacre in its program last year, much to the dismay of Japan. Tokyo immediately protested the move, raising doubts over authenticity of the Nanjing Massacre documents handed over by the Chinese organization. It called for fair and transparent enquiry to validate the authenticity of the documents. The Nanjing Massacre continues to cast shadow on bilateral relation between Japan-China, with latter accusing Tokyo of not acknowledging its wartime aggressions. Beijing alleges that Japanese troops killed nearly 300,000 Chinese citizens in 1937 in then capital city of Nanjing. A international tribunal had put the death figure to 142, 000. However, Japan has always raised questions over these death numbers. Several Japanese politicians and scholars have accused China of exaggerating these numbers, while many claim that the massacre never took place at all.

China Slams Japan’s new Defense Minister.

China Fumes as Tomomi Inada Ducks Question About Nanjing Massacre

Girish Shetti |

Aug 07, 2016 09:40 AM EDT

China on Friday slammed Japan's new Defense Minister Tomomi Inada for not acknowledging Tokyo's wartime aggression during World War 2

China Likely to be Upset as Japanese PM Picks up a Hawkish Defense Minister

Girish Shetti |

Aug 03, 2016 12:24 PM EDT

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has appointed Tomomi Inada as the country's new defense minister as part of a limited Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday.

China Says Nanjing massacre Must be Remembered as Obama Visits Hiroshima

Girish Shetti |

May 29, 2016 09:39 AM EDT

In the wake of US President Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima on Friday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued a statement that the Nanjing massacre committed by Japan in 1937 deserves as much attention as Hiroshima.

A visit to the newly built memorial site for

Memorial Opens in China to Honor "Comfort Women"

Charissa Echavez |

Dec 03, 2015 06:29 AM EST

In Jiangsu Province on Tuesday, the first ever memorial for "comfort women" in World War II was opened to the public. The site was created as a tribute to the female victims of military brothels managed by Japanese, who invaded the country over 70 years ago.

Tokyo Upset After China Submits Documents of Japanese World War II Aggression to UNESCO for Preservation

Kwao Peppeh |

Oct 07, 2015 09:32 AM EDT

China has applied to UNESCO to have documents of Japanese invasion and the ensuing crimes of rapes, plunders and massacres included in the Memory of the World program for documentary heritage.

China NGO Seeks Japan Apology, Compensation For War Atrocity

Staff Reporter |

Dec 09, 2014 08:54 AM EST

A Chinese nongovernmental organization has sent a letter to Japan's prime minister calling on his government to apologize to the victims of a wartime massacre almost 80 years ago and pay compensation, the group's president said Monday.